Improvement in paper boxes



T. H. M'usGnn-ve a1. A. SMITH.i

Paper Boxes.

Patentedslune16,1874.

M m gm UNITED STATES PATENT QEEIGE THOMAS H. MUSGROVE AND JASPER A.SMITH, OF CAMDEN, NEINT JERSEY.

IMPROVEMENT IN PAPER BOXES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 152,156, dated June 1G,1874; application Sled May 14. 1873.

To all whom 'it may concern Be it known that we, THOMAS H. MUS- eRovEand JASPER A. SMITH, both of the city and county of Camden, State of NewJersey, have invented an Improved Paper Box, of which the following is aspecification:

The object of our invention is to forni a rectangular paper box, of thecharacter shown in the perspective view, Figure 1, of the accompanying'drawing, from a single strip of paper,y ont, creased, folded, and unitedso as to insure strength and permaneney, the manner of constructing thebox being illustrated in Figs. 2, 3, and 4.

The oblong strip A, Fig. 2, is cut from a sheet of manila or otherstrong' and stiff pan per, and simultaneously with the cuttingoutoperation the strip is severed transversely to the extent of nearlyone-third of its widt-h on parallel lines a, al, a?, and a3, so as toform 'sections b, b1, b2, b3, and b4, the latter of which is beveled atthe corners, while the sections b1 and b3 are shorter than theremaining' sections. The strip is also creased transversely on parallellines d, dl, di, and d3, which form continuations of the cuts a, al,&c., and these transverse creases ai'c crossed at right angles by twolongitudinal creases, e and e1, the strip being thus marked out intoadditional sections j', f1, f2, f3, and f4, and h, h1, h2, it", and h4.The intermediate sections hl and It" ofthe lower row are each crossed bytwo diagonal creases, fi', for a purpose which will be rendered apparenthereafter. In proceeding to construct the box from the strip thus cntand creased, the seetions or flaps b and b2 are rst folded over onto thesections f and f2, and, if desired, are pasted to the same. The sectionj' is next folded to a position at right angles to the sections f1,which will cause one-half of thel section h1 to be folded, on thediagonal crease t, onto the remaining` half of the same section to whichit is pasted, and the section h will also be turned upward, and foldedon the creasesc and d nntilit assumes a position at right angles to thesections f and f1. The next fold on the crease dl will turn the sectionf1 to a position at right angles to the sections fand f2, as shown inFig. 3. Three sides of the box and a portion of the bottom are nowcompleted, and the next fold on the crease d2 will` form the fourth sideof the box by the sections f3, as shown in FigA 4, and a furtherfolding' on the crease d3 will turn in the section j'4 upon the sectionj'to which it is pasted. The folding of the section f4 will also havethe effect of folding the section h4 against the sec'- tion h, and offolding one portion of -the section h3 against the other portion in thecrease i. This havingbeen accomplished, the bottom of the box iscompleted by folding the section h2 against the section h4, and bypasting it to the same, the sections hl and h3 being also folded asecond time 011 the creases t' i, andv occupying a position between thesections h2 and It", so that the bottom of the box is composed of three,and in some places of seven, thicknesses of paper, thus adding'considera-bly to the strength of the box. The sides j' and f2 of the boxare re-enforced by the sections I), j, and b2, as above desciibed, andthe remaining sidesfl and f3 may also be re-enforced, if desired, byfolding' in and pasting' the flaps b1 and b against the same, but theselatter flaps are, preferably, used, in conneetion with the flap b4, as acover for the contents of the box.

le wish to be understood that we do not de sire to claim, broadly, a boxformed from a single strip of paper, but

le claim as our invention, and as a new article of manufacture- A boxconsisting of the sheet A creased to form the body sections f to f4,bottom sections h to h4 cut and creased to form the top and reAenforcing flaps b to b4, and folded to form the rectangular box, closedat the bottom and provided with iiaps for closing the top, all as setfort-h.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

THOS. II. MUSGROVE. 'JASPER A. SMITH. litnossesz XVM. A. STEEL, HARRYSMITH.

